• Monday 31 July 2017

    How to Grow Nutmeg, Growing, Planting and Harvesting Nutmeg


    How to Grow a Nutmeg Tree from Seed

    Providing two spices from one seed -- nutmeg and mace -- the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans) is an aromatic evergreen that grows in most tropical countries. Hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 11, this spreading tree grows 30 to 40 feet tall and bears cream-colored flowers followed by yellow, fleshy fruit similar to apricots.
     




    Seeds Straight From Your Fridge

    FOR an all-purpose garden tool, you can’t beat a full set of molars. Andrew Montain, a 28-year-old urban farmer, presented this theory the other day in my kitchen, as he rolled a nutmeg seed in his hand like a gobstopper.
     



    Nutmeg Cultivation Information Guide
     



    Nutmeg Plant Info: Can You Grow Nutmeg

    The smell of nutmeg would permeate my Grandmother’s entire house when she went on a holiday baking frenzy. Back then, she used dried, pre-packaged nutmeg purchased from the grocers.
     



    Where Does Nutmeg Come From?
     



    Kinattukara Nutmeg Plantation & Nursery
     



    All About Nutmeg and Mace

    Nutmeg may look humble on the outside, but opening its woody fruit reveals a vibrant orb prized for its earthy flavor and unmistakeable essence. Like many spices, nutmeg has a long history steeped in trade wars, national imperialism, and rugged exploration.
     



    Spice Plants & Herbs: Nutmeg Plant
     



    Nutmeg: by Wanderer and Wonderer, via Flickr in Zanzibar
     



    NUTMEG fruit split open and showing mace covering the nutmeg
     

    4 comments:

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